Enrique Bernoldi

Enrique Antônio Langue e Silvério de Bernoldi (Template:IPA; born 19 October 1978) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team in 2001 and 2002, and was the test driver for British American Racing (later Honda) between 2004 and 2006. He entered IndyCar racing in 2008, and competed in the FIA GT World Championship between 2009 and 2011, in addition to entering multiple other competitions.

Racing career

Early career

Bernoldi was born on 19 October 1978, in Curitiba, Paraná.<ref name="MMagBio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He originally wanted to be a jockey because he liked horses but he received a go-kart from his parents as a gift for his seventh birthday.<ref name="GPBR2008Interview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bernoldi gained the inspiration to drive from watching fellow compatriots Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna.<ref name="2001MansellBook">Template:Cite book</ref> He began karting when he was nine years old, and he won multiple regional and national titles. Bernoldi won the Brazilian Paulista Kart Championship every year from 1989 to 1991 and claimed title honours in the Brazilian Kart Championship in 1990 and 1991. He went on to finish third at the 1992 Paulista Kart Championship in Brazil as well as placing third in the 1993 South American Kart Championship and fourth in the 1993 Pan-American Kart Championship.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He travelled to Europe at the age of sixteen to begin his car racing career.<ref name=GPBR2008Interview/> He entered the Formula Alfa Boxer series in Italy, where he finished fourth in his first race. Following a successful single entry in the Championnat de France Formule Renault, Bernoldi then entered the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and won on his debut, the final round of the series.<ref name="driverdb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The following year, he took in nine victories in eleven rounds and the title, before entering British Formula Three with the Promatecme team in 1997.<ref name=":0"/> Bernoldi was hospitalised after he was involved in a road traffic accident in January 1997 and required physiotherapy to recover in time for his F3 debut two months later.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He took his first victory at Spa-Francorchamps en route to fifth in the championship, and also finished third at that year's Macau Grand Prix. Bernoldi remained with Promatecme for 1998 to take six more victories, and he was able to finish runner-up to compatriot Mario Haberfeld. He finished second at the 1998 Masters of Formula 3 and third at the 1998 Macau Grand Prix.<ref name="MMagBio" />

In 1999, Bernoldi progressed to the International Formula 3000 championship with the Red Bull Junior Team and drove the Lola T99/50-Zytek car.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Although his debut season only resulted in two points accumulated in a single event out of a possible ten for eighteenth in the Drivers' Championship, he was retained by the team for the following year, finishing that season sixteenth in the points standings with five points scored in three of the ten rounds he raced.<ref name="MMagBio" /> He was frequently fastest in late-year testing for the 2001 season and was the favourite to win that year's championship. Bernoldi would not participate in the series that year.<ref name=":1" />

Due to the Red Bull Junior Team's links with Sauber, he tested for the Formula 1 team in both seasons,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in addition to also testing for the Prost Grand Prix team in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Although touted before the start of the 2001 season to be joining either Prost,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Minardi,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> or Sauber,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bernoldi instead signed a three-year contract to drive for the Arrows squad with the option to extend his stay at the team for a further two years after his first season with them.<ref name="GPBR2008Interview" /> He replaced the contracted Pedro de la Rosa because Bernoldi had provided Arrows with a budget.<ref name="2001Luc">Template:Cite book</ref>

Formula One

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Bernoldi follows Arrows teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen at the 2002 French Grand Prix.

Driving the A22-Asiatech car during the 2001 season, Bernoldi performed respectably for the Arrows team, occasionally matching his more experienced teammate Jos Verstappen for pace in qualifying but performed less well than Verstappen during races. However, he gained notoriety for his efforts at the Monaco Grand Prix, where he held up the much faster McLaren car of David Coulthard for 35 laps; after a botched start, Coulthard had been fighting his way through the field, only to be stuck behind the Arrows, prompting irate responses from both Coulthard and McLaren team principal Ron Dennis.<ref name="2001MansellBook" /> Bernoldi was defended by his team boss Tom Walkinshaw, who hit back at McLaren.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He failed to score any points in 2001 due to the car's engine being unreliable and Bernoldi making driver errors, with ten retirements from seventeen starts, his highest finish being an eighth at the German Grand Prix.<ref name="2001MansellBook"/> He did however improve his driving by the end of the season but did not contribute to improving the car's technical aspects. Bernoldi concluded the season without any scoring points in the World Drivers' Championship.<ref name="2001Luc" />

Even though Verstappen was the only Arrows driver to score points in 2001, Bernoldi was retained by Arrows for the 2002 championship, being partnered by Heinz-Harald Frentzen and drove one of the team's A23-Cosworth vehicles.<ref name="Luc2002">Template:Cite book</ref> At Sepang he notably overtook Michael Schumacher, having been passed by the German as he attempted to fight through the field after a first-lap incident with Juan Pablo Montoya,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> although his driving in that race was criticised by Allan McNish.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Due to serious financial problems, Arrows were forced to withdraw three-quarters of the way into the 2002 season. Bernoldi thus again did not score any points in the World Drivers' Championship in the 11 races he entered.<ref name="Luc2002" /> He subsequently switched to the World Series by Nissan to try and rebuild his reputation,<ref name=":1" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> after a potential drive for Jordan Grand Prix failed to materialise due to legal constraints.<ref name="GPBR2008Interview" />

2003–2007

In his debut season in the World Series by Nissan, Bernoldi finished sixth in the championship, having won two races.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also participated in a "mega test", held by Alfa Romeo, with a prospect of driving for the team in the 2004 European Touring Car Championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite this test, he continued in the World Series in 2004, and finished third overall, with another pair of wins.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In mid-2004 he was named a test driver for BAR, completing two tests at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain, in order to prevent the regular BAR drivers having to make several long-distance trips.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He remained with the team after these sessions, also undertaking tests of BAR's "Concept Car" (a hybrid F1 car with a 2004 frontal setup mixed with a 2005 rear setup).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He remained BAR's test driver for 2005, but began to look for pastures new in 2006, participating in less tests for the now-renamed Honda Racing F1 Team - although he did remain as official test driver.<ref name="2008CC">Template:Cite news</ref> Although he impressed in Champ Car during a test for Rocketsports,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> his solitary race during 2006 came in Argentina's TC 2000 series.<ref name="driverdb"/> In 2007, Bernoldi competed in the Stock Car Brasil, competing in eleven of the twelve races and finishing 13th in the championship, with his best results being a pair of podium finishes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

IndyCar Series

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Bernoldi practicing for the 2008 Indianapolis 500

For 2008 Bernoldi, signed a contract with Rocketsports for the 2008 Champ Car World Series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, following the reunification of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League, Rocketsports withdrew, opting not to compete in the new, combined, series. It was later announced that Bernoldi would drive for Conquest Racing in the newly combined series' 2008 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His best result was fourth, in the final Champ Car-sanctioned race at Long Beach.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His best result in the reunified IndyCar Series was fifteenth at the 2008 Indianapolis 500.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A collision with teammate Jamie Camara at Watkins Glen lead him to publicly criticize the team, and speculation that he might leave them.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A thumb injury ruled him out of the final two races of the season, his seat being filled by Alex Tagliani.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2009–present

For 2009, Bernoldi was the full-time driver of Flamengo in the Superleague open wheel series and also he ran a partial schedule in Stock Car Brasil. He also competed in the FIA GT Championship for Sangari Team Brazil, taking his first win at Paul Ricard.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2010, he raced in the new FIA GT1 World Championship for Vitaphone Racing,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> scoring the pole position and winning his home race at Interlagos.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

For 2011, he continued to race in the series, campaigning a Nissan GT-R for the Sumo Power GT team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also entered four races of the GT Brasil, driving for Ford GT Racing Team BMG.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, he drove for Vita4One Team Italy in the Italian GT Championship,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> followed by appearances for AF Waltrip in the FIA World Endurance Championship,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before making his debut in the International GT Open, driving once more for AF Corse in a Ferrari 458 GT2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also made his debut in the SPEED EuroSeries, driving for Team JD in a Tatuus CN,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> whilst entering the 500 Milhas de Kart do Beto Carreiro at the end of the year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2013, he entered the International Challenge of the Stars, run by Felipe Massa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Bernoldi's son Bernardo "Beco" Bernoldi is also a racing driver.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Points	Position
1995	Formula Alfa Boxer	?	8	2	4	?	4th
	Championnat de France Formule Renault	?	1	0	1	?	NC
	Formula Renault Europe	?	1	1	?	32	11th
1996	Renault Spider Europe	Team Ghinzani	6	0	1	38	12th
	Championnat de France Formule Renault	?	4	2	1	?	NC
	Formula Renault Europe	Tatuus JD Motorsport	11	9	8	218	1st
1997	Macau Grand Prix	Promatecme	1	0	0	N/A	3rd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	N/A	NC
	British F3 Championship		14	1	0	127	5th
1998	Macau Grand Prix	Promatecme	1	1	1	N/A	3rd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	1	1	N/A	2nd
	British Formula 3 Championship		15	6	4	163	2nd
1999	Formula One	Sauber	Test driver
	International Formula 3000 Championship	Red Bull Junior	8	0	0	2	18th
2000	Formula One	Sauber	Test driver
	International Formula 3000 Championship	Red Bull Junior	10	0	1	5	16th
2001	Formula One	Arrows	17	0	0	0	21st
2002	Formula One	Arrows	11	0	0	0	22nd
2003	World Series by Nissan	GD Racing	18	2	2	112	6th
2004	World Series by Nissan	GD Racing	18	2	2	113	3rd
	Formula One	British American Racing	Test driver
2005	Formula One	British American Racing	Test driver
2006	Formula One	Honda F1	Test driver
	TC 2000	Honda Petrobras Lubrax	1	0	0	0	NC
2007	Stock Car Brasil	Biosintética	11	0	1	58	13th
2008	IndyCar Series	Conquest Racing	15	0	0	220	22nd
2009	Stock Car Brasil	RCM Motorsport	4	0	0	1	30th
	FIA GT Championship	Sangari Team Brazil	5	1	1	25	11th
	Superleague Formula	CR Flamengo	10	0	0	191	16th
2010	FIA GT1 World Championship	Vitaphone Racing Team	20	1	1	53	15th
2011	Itaipava GT3 Brasil	Ford GT Racing Team BMG	4	0	0	35	19th
	FIA GT1 World Championship	Sumo Power GT	20	0	0	64	12th
2012	FIA World Endurance Championship	AF Corse-Waltrip	1	0	1	0	N/A
	Italian GT Championship - GT3	Vita4One Team Italy	2	0	0	18	19th
2014	Stock Car Brasil	C2 Team	1	0	0	0	NC
2015	Stock Car Brasil	C2 Team	1	0	0	0	NC
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Complete British Formula Three Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
1997	Promatecme	Dallara F397	Renault	A	DON Template:Small	SIL	THR	BRH Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	CRO Template:Small	OUL Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	PEM Template:Small	PEM Template:Small	DON Template:Small	SNE Template:Small	SNE Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	THR Template:Small	5th	127
1998	Promatecme UK	Dallara F398	Renault Sodemo	A	DON Template:Small	THR Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	BRH Template:Small	BRH Template:Small	OUL Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	CRO Template:Small	SNE Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	PEM Template:Small	PEM Template:Small	DON Template:Small	THR Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	2nd	163

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
1999	Red Bull Junior	IMO Template:Small	MON Template:Small	CAT Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	A1R Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	18th	2
2000	Red Bull Junior	IMO Template:Small	SIL Template:Small	CAT Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	MON Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	A1R Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	16th	5
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Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
Template:F1	Orange Arrows Asiatech	Arrows A22	Asiatech V10	AUS Template:Small	MAL Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	MON Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	EUR Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	USA Template:Small	JPN Template:Small	21st	0
Template:F1	Orange Arrows	Arrows A23	Cosworth V10	AUS Template:Small	MAL Template:Small	BRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	MON Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	EUR Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GER Template:Small	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	22nd	0
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Complete World Series by Nissan results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2003	RC Motorsport	JAR1 1 Template:Small	JAR1 2 Template:Small																	6th	112
	GD Racing			ZOL 1 Template:Small	ZOL 2 Template:Small	MAG 1 Template:Small	MAG 2 Template:Small	MNZ 1 Template:Small	MNZ 2 Template:Small	LAU 1 Template:Small	LAU 2 Template:Small	A1R 1 Template:Small	A1R 2 Template:Small	CAT 1 Template:Small	CAT 2 Template:Small	VAL 1 Template:Small	VAL 2 Template:Small	JAR2 1 Template:Small	JAR2 2 Template:Small
2004	GD Racing	JAR 1 Template:Small	JAR 2 Template:Small	ZOL 1 Template:Small	ZOL 2 Template:Small	MAG 1 Template:Small	MAG 2 Template:Small	VAL1 1 Template:Small	VAL1 2 Template:Small	LAU 1 Template:Small	LAU 2 Template:Small	EST 1 Template:Small	EST 2 Template:Small	CAT 1 Template:Small	CAT 2 Template:Small	VAL2 1 Template:Small	VAL2 2 Template:Small	JER 1 Template:Small	JER 2 Template:Small	3rd	121
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Complete Stock Car Brasil results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Rank	Points
2007	Biosintetica Racing	Volkswagen Bora	INT Template:Small	CTB Template:Small	CGD Template:Small	INT Template:Small	LON Template:Small	SCZ Template:Small	CTB Template:Small	BSB Template:Small	ARG Template:Small	TAR Template:Small	RIO Template:Small	INT Template:Small										13th	58
2009	RCM Motorsport	Chevrolet Vectra	INT Template:Small	CTB Template:Small	BSB Template:Small	SCZ Template:Small	INT	SAL	RIO	CGD	CTB	BSB	TAR	INT										30th	1
2014	C2 Team	Chevrolet Sonic	INT 1 Template:Small	SCZ 1	SCZ 2	BRA 1	BRA 2	GOI 1	GOI 2	GOI 1	CAS 1	CAS 2	CUR 1	CUR 2	VEL 1	VEL 2	SCZ 1	SCZ 2	TAR 1	TAR 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	CUR 1	NC†	0†
2015	C2 Team	Chevrolet Sonic	GOI 1 Template:Small	RBP 1	RBP 2	VEL 1	VEL 2	CUR 1	CUR 2	SCZ 1	SCZ 2	CUR 1	CUR 2	GOI 1	CAS 1	CAS 2	BRA 1	BRA 2	CUR 1	CUR 2	TAR 1	TAR 2	INT 1	NC†	0†
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† Ineligible for championship points.

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar

Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points	Ref
2008	Conquest Racing	36	HMS Template:Small	STP Template:Small	MOT1 Template:Small	LBH1 Template:Small	KAN Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	IOW Template:Small	RIR Template:Small	WGL Template:Small	NSH Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	EDM Template:Small	KTY Template:Small	SNM Template:Small	DET Template:Small	CHI	SRF2	22nd	220	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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¹ Run on same day.

² Non-points paying, exhibition race.

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
1	1	15	0	0	0	2	0	0
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Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2008	Dallara	Honda	29	15	Conquest
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Complete Superleague Formula results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2009	Flamengo Template:Small	MAG 1 Template:Small	MAG 2 Template:Small	ZOL 1 Template:Small	ZOL 2 Template:Small	DON 1 Template:Small	DON 2 Template:Small	EST 1 Template:Small	EST 2 Template:Small	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	JAR 1 Template:Small	JAR 2 Template:Small	16th	191
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Super Final Results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6
2009	Flamengo Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	DON Template:Small	EST Template:Small	MNZ	JAR Template:Small
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Complete GT1 World Championship results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points
2010	Vitaphone Racing Team	Maserati MC12 GT1	ABU QR Ret	ABU CR 6	SIL QR 9	SIL CR 15	BRN QR 7	BRN CR 6	PRI QR 5	PRI CR Ret	SPA QR 11	SPA CR 4	NÜR QR 7	NÜR CR 12	ALG QR 13	ALG CR Ret	NAV QR Ret	NAV CR 12	INT QR 4	INT CR 1	SAN QR 16	SAN CR 4	15th	53
2011	Sumo Power GT	Nissan GT-R GT1	ABU QR 4	ABU CR Ret	ZOL QR 12	ZOL CR Ret	ALG QR 8	ALG CR 7	SAC QR 4	SAC CR 4	SIL QR 4	SIL CR 7	NAV QR Ret	NAV CR 12	PRI QR 10	PRI CR 7	ORD QR 5	ORD CR Ret	BEI QR 10	BEI CR 6	SAN QR 4	SAN CR 4	12th	64
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